A felony is the most serious type of criminal charge that a person can face. Not only will it come with fines, the possibility of jail time and a host of other potential penalties, that conviction can hang on your criminal record and cause more problems down the road when you apply for employment or […]
How A Criminal Record Can Affect Your Life
An arrest can disrupt your life in many ways, but so too can a criminal record. Even if you’ve put your mistakes in the past and moved on, that criminal record can linger and have long term effects on your everyday life. Today, we take a closer look at a number of different ways a […]
The Difficulties of Starting a Business with a Criminal Record
This is a guest post from Aaron Hall, a business attorney at Thompson Hall. Those who have been charged or convicted of a crime may be concerned about how their record could affect their ability to start a business. A new entrepreneur may worry that the public records maintained by the courts will continue to […]
How to Get your Criminal Record Sealed in Minnesota
As we talked about in an earlier post, getting a job in this market is tough enough even if you don’t have a criminal record. Many job applicants believe they may be dismissed from contention for a position because of a past incident on their criminal record.
